A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen a narrowed space in the spine. This can relieve pressure on the spinal nerves that pass through the spaces in the spine. Recovery may involve pain and ...

Clinically, achondroplasia presents with a wide range of skeletal abnormalities, classically a disproportionately short stature with rhizomelic shortening of the limbs. The skull and spinal column ...

The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one of the ...

A patent foramen ovale is an opening that some adults have between the top two chambers of their hearts. Everyone has this opening early in life, but it often seals during infancy. In some people, ...

The device acts on the supraorbital nerve and supratrochlear nerve, the nerves that transmit migraine pain. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared WAT Medical’s HeadaTerm 2 as an ...

People may receive transforaminal epidural steroid injections to relieve pain for several conditions that affect the back, arms, legs, or neck. People with conditions including sciatica, herniated ...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that doesn’t close as expected after birth. Before a baby is born, they have a hole between the left and right sides of their heart. This hole, ...

Imaging aided in the diagnosis of a 12-year-old boy in Texas who experienced a seizure after an orthodontic wire from his braces migrated into his temporal lobe. The case report was published July 29 ...

The 26-year-old model shared some information from UCLA Health on her Instagram Stories about the condition that led to her mini stroke called Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Kimberlee Speakman is a ...

ATLANTA (May 19, 2022) – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) today released official guidelines for the management of patent foramen ovale (PFO). A multidisciplinary ...